Queen v. State

ROY L. RICHTER, Presiding Judge.

Donald L. Queen (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s denial of his petition to reopen Movant’s post-conviction relief motion proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

Movant was sentenced to fifty years imprisonment following conviction by a jury of first-degree burglary, attempted first-degree arson, three counts of first degree assault, and one count of first-degree tampering. Movant filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief which the motion court denied without evidentiary hearing. Choosing not to appeal this denial, Movant filed a petition to reopen his…